CONCERT PREVIEW TEACHER FEATURE AUTUMNAL FESTIVITIES NEW BANDS COMING LEARN THE NEW FUN WEEKEND ACTIVITIES FOR OCTOBER TO COLUMBUS FACES AT UAHS $3 | OCT. 7 2009 UPPER ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 1650 RIDGEVIEW ROAD UPPER ARLINGTON, OH 43221 Gaming galore: UA student excels at his unorthodox passion, looks to make it a career on the web: www.arlingtonian.com UAHS student potential professional videogamer 10 Possibility considered for juniors to Choral department gears up for New alternative rock bands are 04 receive open study hall privilege annual fall production 19 hitting up Columbus this fall Check out the new lunch spots Sports spotlight: Teams finish up fall A question for eight students to 05 around UA 08 seasons 20 answer in eight words Administration weighs in on the Video games are becoming a bigger Columnist ponders utility of UGGs option of paying students for 10 part of teenage culture—especially 21 06 good grades for one junior Quality of 21st century horror movies questioned UAHS grad finds quick success in LA New teacher feature: Meet the 22 acting career 14 newest additions to the UAHS staff 23 Columnist reveals dangerous ailment Honors classes now to receive Students find weekend fun with fall Editorial: It is time to decide about 07 benefit of reprieve passes 16 festivities around Columbus junior study hall 06 cover photo illustration by nicolewagner and coreymcmahon contents main photo by nicolewagner Any thoughts, comments or questions? contents lower photos and photo illustrations (in numerical order) by lizzyshpitalnik, Let your voice be heard and emilypoole, boyslikegirls, paramountpictures e-mail us at
[email protected] some content courtesy asne/mctCampus or visit www.arlingtonian.com HighSchoolNewspaperService 16 19 22 arlingtonian 9 october 7, ’09 “We always appreciate 2009-10 STAFF Editor in Chief feedback from our readers” Leah Johnston Managing Editor Kristy Helscel Design Editor It was the first time we featured a Corey McMahon spotlight on video gaming, a topic WRITING STAFF on which I, for one, am no expert.